Strike by school secretaries and caretakers over pay and pensions due to begin next Thursday

The strike by more than 2,500 secretaries and caretakers from next Thursday coincides with the return to school of tens of thousands of students after the summer break.

With just a week to go until strike action by school secretaries and caretakers, the Department of Education still hopes the Workplace Relations Commission can intervene.

The strike by more than 2,500 secretaries and caretakers from next Thursday coincides with the return to school of tens of thousands of students after the summer break. It is unclear how much the industrial action could disrupt school activities, particularly if other school staff choose not cross the picket-line.